Eisenhower at the Dawn of the Space Age
Subtitle: Sputnik, Rockets, and Helping Hands
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781498528146
Subjects: Astronautics and state; Outer space, exploration; United states, relations, soviet union; Soviet union, foreign relations, united states
Description: "Ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age, this revisionist study examines the development of space policy during the Eisenhower administration. It challenges traditional scholarly assessments and argues that President Eisenhower's space policies were proactive and activist rather than passive and reactive to Soviet successes"--Provided by publisher.